Q.1
14 Marks(a)
Briefly explain: System calls
(b)
Differentiate between Multiprogramming and Multitasking.
(c)
Draw Process state transition diagram and explain each state in brief.
Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 examination
GTU 3141601 Operating System and Virtualization Summer 2026 Question Paper & PDF
B.E. · IT Engineering · Semester 4 · Subject code 3141601
- Total
- 70 marks
- To pass
- 23 marks (33%)
- Duration
- 2.5 Hours 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Questions
- 5 with internal choice
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Q.2
14 Marks(a)
Differentiate between Process and Thread
(b)
Explain: Semaphores
(c)
Consider following data and calculate Average Waiting Time and Average Turn Around Time if Shortest Job First (SJF) scheduling is applied.
| Process | Arrival Time | Burst Time |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 0 | 6 |
| P2 | 1 | 8 |
| P3 | 2 | 7 |
| P4 | 3 | 3 |
OR
(c)
Consider following data and calculate Average Waiting Time and Average Turn Around Time if First Come First Serve (FCFS) scheduling is applied.
| Process | Arrival Time | Burst Time |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 0 | 6 |
| P2 | 1 | 8 |
| P3 | 2 | 7 |
| P4 | 3 | 3 |
Q.3
14 Marks(a)
Differentiate between Deadlock and starvation.
(b)
Explain the four necessary conditions of deadlock.
(c)
What conditions must be satisfied for effective Inter-Process Communication (IPC)? Explain briefly.
OR
(a)
Explain Race condition with an explain.
(b)
Explain resource allocation graph in deadlock.
(c)
Give the solution of Dinning Philosopher Problem.
Q.4
14 Marks(a)
Briefly explain Swapping.
(b)
Explain: Paging
(c)
Consider the following page reference string: 2, 0, 1, 2, 3, 3, 6, 1, 2, 5, 0, 3, 2, 5, 2, 6, 1, 4, 0, 4. How many page faults and page replacement would occur for FIFO and Optimal page replacement algorithms, considering 3 free frames?
OR
(a)
Explain the concept of Demand paging.
(b)
Explain: Segmentation
(c)
Consider a paging system with TLB in which 70% TLB hit occurs. If system takes 30 nanoseconds to search a page from TLB and 150 nanoseconds to access memory what is the effective access time?
Q.5
14 Marks(a)
Write a shell script to check that the entered number is EVEN or ODD.
(b)
Differentiate between ESX server and VMware server.
(c)
Explain the working of Direct memory access (DMA).
OR
(a)
Explain role and functionality of Kernel.
(b)
Briefly explain Virtualization.
(c)
Explain: RAID
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